# Caisson disease, bends, divers' palsy at Florida Sea Base
> OSHA SIR `2023076291` · 7/14/2023 · ISLAMORADA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** BODY SYSTEMS
- **Nature of injury:** Caisson disease, bends, divers' palsy
## Cause
- **Event:** Exposure to change in water pressure
- **Source:** Water pressure-high or low
## Employer
- **Name:** Florida Sea Base
- **Location:** 73800 Overseas Highway, ISLAMORADA, FLORIDA, 33036
- **NAICS:** 624110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A scuba employee was diving when he ascended to the surface and suffered decompression syndrome.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*